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    good camera repair shop

    anyone know of a good digital camera repair shop in the san diego area?
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    using gameport-to-usb with old joysticks

    anyone know if it's possible to get old joysticks (in my case, a microsoft sidewinder 3d pro, and a thrustmaster grand prix 1 driving wheel) to work in win2k (or winXP, for that matter) using a gameport-to-usb adapter? even if i try to add a joystick, it will say that my gameport isn't properly...
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    a call from A+.net

    so i'm at work this morning, when i get a call from (877) 577-0877.. and this lady's like, "hi i'm blah blah from A+.net something something, we were just wondering what u were going to do with your domain thisboresme.com (which i had just registered like this past weekend)". so i say, "um, i...
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    college loan repayments

    so i've been getting a lot of loan consolidation letters in the mail.. and what with college ending, i think it's about time to figure out the best way to repay my college loans. i have no idea where to start.. anyone have any ideas (eg, where's a good place to go to get loans consolidated...
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    computer suddenly running slowly

    so a couple days ago, my computer started running super slowly. i first noticed it when i couldn't play my video game (tony hawk's pro skater 4) smoothly. normally it runs perfectly fine on the highest settings, etc., but now it's really choppy, and the hard drive keeps getting accessed...
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    fraps problems

    i wanted to capture some video so i downloaded fraps 2.0. the problem is.. it totally locks up my computer when i start capturing. i've tried reducing the quality to minimum quality (max performance) and it does the same thing. i've got an athlon 2500+, 512 ram, nf7-s 2.0, and 9500pro...
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    optometrist

    what's a good optometrist in the san diego area? preferrably easy on the wallet too if possible.. and.. from the looks of another thread, i'll be getting it filled at lenscrafters.. is there another good place? thanks a ton..
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    dvd backup, dvd media / quality

    this probably has been posted many times somewhere.. but, where can i go to learn about dvd media and backing up dvds? also, i noticed that a lot of people use ritek dvds.. i thought ritek was really cheapo in terms of quality.. :confused: would appreciate any guidance here! thanks :D kevin
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    ati cards

    i just installed my 9500 pro yesterday, after removing all traces of anything nvidia. it gave me so much sh!t. here's a list of troubles: 1. the hardware wizard pops up each time i load windows; i now have an unknown PCI device. 2. i once REBOOTED my computer, only to have my motherboard...
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    miracle blade III

    does anyone own the miracle blade III? or is it just another infomercial scam?
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    marin bike wheel

    ok so i got the back wheel of my marin mtn bike stolen.. and i'm wondering.. where can i get a replacement? is it possible just to buy a rear wheel?
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    anyone know the difference between these santa cruz cards?

    two santa cruz cards? what's the difference between these two?? thanks, kevin edited the title. edit #2: also, what's the audio cable for? the speakers or something??
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    switching geforce with radeon

    i have a geforce4 ti4600 installed and running on my computer now.. but i will switch it with a radeon 9500 pro. i'm wondering what the best way to do this is. i read somewhere that u gotta uninstall all the geforce drivers first, or something.. thanks, kevin
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    nf7-s rev2: no POST, no beep, monitor stays in sleep mode

    just put the computer together.. 2500+ nf7-s rev2 1 stick crucial 512 pc2700 fortron 400W (the one reviewed on anandtech) the only peripheral that is plugged in right now is the video card.. an old tnt2ultra which worked fine with the old mobo etc. turn it on.. everything powers up, hsf and...
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    what's a good ti 4600 card?

    title asks it all.. been researching and reading reviews and roundups but they don't give me any clear idea. my biggest concerns are stability, performance (including overclocking), noise, future-proofness (i know, the 4600s are not the fastest cards available, but still), and features. i...
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    fortron FSP400-60PFN power supply

    hi.. can anyone point out any cons about this PSU? here's a link just in case.. FSP400-60PFN i'm trying to decide between this one and the thermaltake w0008r: thermaltake 420w. i'm leaning towards the fortron cuz i read good reviews about it from anandtech and tomshardware.. but i've...
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    quiet power supply

    hi.. i quickly searched for any posts on this, but didn't find anything.. anyway, my 300W power supply (i forget the brand.. and i'm at school right now) is so loud, it sounds like a hairdryer. what's a good, solid, quiet power supply? it seems like "premade" computers from HP or dell have...
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    lite-on: what's the diff between 166S and 165H?

    hi.. tried searching to see if this was already posted.. but i don't think it has been. basically i'm looking for a dvd drive. the word on the streets is that lite-on makes the best ones :D (please correct me if i'm wrong). so i'm looking up lite-ons, and i see these 166S drives and 165H...
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    puzzling download problem

    hi.. i am having a really weird downloading problem; it's either my client (bulletproof ftp, leechftp) or the server, or something else. i'll try to describe it the best i can. after downloading a few files in the queue, EITHER bulletproof stops, or the ftp SERVER stops.. there are more files...